Family

Bankeraceae

Hydnellum peckii. Photo: (c) tombigelow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The Bankeraceae are a family of fungi in the order Thelephorales. Taxa are terrestrial, and ectomycorrhizal with species such as Pinaceae or Fagaceae. The family was circumscribed by Marinus Anton Donk in 1961. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 6 genera and 98 species.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Order: Thelephorales
        Family: Bankeraceae
        Genus: Sarcodon (4)
        Genus: Phellodon (4)
        Genus: Hydnellum (10)
        Genus: Boletopsis (2)

Subtaxa

Genus: Sarcodon

Genus: Phellodon

Genus: Hydnellum

Genus: Boletopsis

Where in Humboldt

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